Hand bag



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I. C. BLUMENTHAL HAND BAG Filed July 22, 1922 WITNESSES 5%? 157666] ZZMI7YZZZZMZ Y ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. ll, 1%23.

UNEZTE@ STATES ISRAEL CHAIM BLUMENT'HAL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAND BAG.

Application filed July 22, 1922. Serial No. 576,823.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISRAEL C. BLUMEN- THAL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Hand Bag, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to hand bags and has for an object to provide an improved construction which is very simple but which will act as a proper enclosure while presenting locking and supporting means.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hand bag in which the supporting straps are arranged to lock the cover in a closed position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a hand bag with supporting and locking straps arranged to pass beneath the lower edge of the bag and to a point above the bag so as to support the bag and its contents from the lower edge of the bag and at the same time lock the upper part of the bag closed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side view of the bag disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the bag shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1 approximately on line 3-3, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a bag which may be of any desired material and provided with front and back walls 2 and 3, suitable end walls connecting the front and back walls, a bottom at and a top 5 merging into a front flap 6. The bag or closure 1 is supported by two members 7 and 8 which may be leather or cloth straps or other supporting members capable of functioning as flexible supporting straps. The strap 8 is tied or otherwise secured at 9 to the rear wall 3 of the container, extends downwardly and across the bottom of the container, then upwardly and through the slits 10 and 11 formed in the front wall 2, upwardly to a point above the top of the container and then down through slits 10 and 11' near the opposite end of the bag, downwardly to the bottom, across the bottom and up again a short distance where it is tied or otherwise secured at 9 to the back wall 3. As shown in the drawing, the back wall 3 is provided with two apertures through which the end of a strap is passed and then tied, though if desired, it could be secured in some other manner.

The opposite strap 7 extends from a suitable point above the top of the container downwardly across the back wall 3, across the bottom 4, upwardly at a slight angle across the front wall 2 to a point 12 where it is secured in any desired manner, as for instance, by being threaded through two apertures and then tied. The opposite end of the strap 7 extends downwardly in a similar manner over the back 8, across the bottom 4, upwardly over the front wall 2 to point 13 where it is secured by tying or in any other suitable manner similar to the way the opposite end is secured.

When the straps are arranged as just described and as shown in the accompanying drawing, the hand of the operator may be passed through the upper portion of the straps 7 and 8 and said straps gasped at the looped ends 14 and 15 thereof and the bag carried easily with the weight of the container and the contents supported by the straps more or less directly on account of the straps extending across the bottom of the container. This arrangement of straps permits the bag to be made from paper or any other suitable material and yet support a fairly heavy load without danger of breakage. In addition, the arrangement of the straps as described with the strap 8 passing over flap 6, causes the strap to act as locking means for locking the container closed.

What I claim is 1. A hand bag of the character described, comprising a container, and a pair of straps, said straps being secured to the container on opposite sides and crossing at the bottom and extending from the bottom to a point above the top.

taineron the opposite side, the other of said straps being secured to the container on said opposite side above the bottom and extend ing across the bottom, and from thence upwardly over said flap to a point above the upper edge of the container.

ISRAEL CHAIM BLUMENTHAL. 

